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prognosticates

prognosticates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prognosticate.

Meaning of prognosticate

Verb

prognosticate (third-person singular simple present prognosticates, present participle prognosticating, simple past and past participle prognosticated)

  1. (transitive) To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
    • Examining the tea-leaves, she prognosticated dark days ahead.
    Synonyms:
    foretell, prophesy
  2. (transitive) To presage, betoken.
    • The bluebells may prognosticate an early spring this year.

Questions about prognosticates

What is prognosticates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Prognosticates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of prognosticate.

Words near prognosticates in the dictionary

  1. prognostically
  2. prognosticant
  3. prognosticants
  4. prognosticate
  5. prognosticated
  6. prognosticates
  7. prognosticating
  8. prognostication
  9. prognostications
  10. prognosticative
  11. prognosticator

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